Walwa Surname

126,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Walwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,4771:15,2261,972
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Walwa (390) may also be a first name.

Walwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Walwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwa? popularity and diffusion

Walwa is the 126,167th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. Walwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Walwa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Walwa is also the 438,463rd most widely held first name globally, held by 390 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,477 people, or 1 in 15,226. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 38 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found and Geita Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waulwa91144/
Waalwa9175/
Walwai912/
Walwau911/
Wallwa911/
Walway910/
Wallway8387/
Walwatt830/
Walwath830/
Walua80487/
Walwo80195/
Wolwa80100/
Walwe8087/
Walva8036/
Valwa8030/
Walwi8028/
Wassilwa7777/
Wasilwah771/
Wachelwa771/
Valway7370/
Waalwo737/
Walwei737/
Bahlwa736/
Wailua736/
Wallua735/
Woolwa734/
Balwaa731/
Walbay731/
Woulwa731/
Baylwa731/
Wallwo731/
Wolway731/
Wholwa731/
Valwas731/
Valwai731/
Waluas731/
Woolway67507/
Ballway67159/
Walwood6752/
Wallwey6736/
Wolwacz6713/
Walhlua674/
Walwich673/
Walwout671/
Vaalwap671/
Wealbah671/
Wollway671/
Walwoth671/
Walvaux670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walwa
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